Today's Opinions

Over the years every time I watched a negative political advertisement filled with personal attacks, I wondered how much, if any, of the contents was true.
And if any was, how much of the message was a distortion of the truth. If John Spratt’s ads are used as a measure, there is not much truth and a whole lot of distortion.

Are we going to let the government be controlled by the progressive Democrats and continue to take the country down the road to socialism? Recent polls indicate the country is beginning to reject the Democratic-led Congress that is taking over our free enterprise system and more control of its citizen’s freedom.
Most of the country’s citizens are coming to the realization of what the cost of the last election was when voters don’t do research, and only listen to the liberal-controlled news media.

The election is about our past and our future. Let us be a part of making our community the best it can be. Charlene McGriff is unopposed in the Nov. 2 general election.
Even though she is unopposed, we need to vote for her and allow her to represent our community with the passion and experience she has.
Charlene McGriff presents herself with the leadership and vision for a progressive future.

This letter is a tribute to a man who has guided me my entire life. He has always been there for me, in the good times and bad times.
He loves me with all of his heart. I love him because he always has been there for me.
My dad has always put 100 percent in everything he has done. He is not perfect. He makes mistakes.
He loves his city of Lancaster with all of his heart because it is home to him. He has always been there for the city. He has only missed a couple of meetings in his entire time in office, from 1976 to 2010.

I know I do and so should my government. Do you go to work every day? Ah, me too. This is why on Nov. 2 I will be voting for conservative S.C. House Rep. Deborah Long. She has proven herself, by living on a budget and running a small, growing and successful health-care practice for more than 25 years.

It is indeed refreshing to know that in an era when most politicians clamor for the limelight and have their egos stroked to puff up their self-esteem; there is one among us who truly cares about people and the common good. Larry Honeycutt is such a man.
While the Indian Land Action Council (ILAC) is a non-political entity, we believe in giving credit where credit is due. Mr. Honeycutt is to be applauded for his service to his district, but more importantly to the entire Lancaster County.

Many concur that when a government determines intervention is necessary in severe societal concerns, that government is merely doing what is expected of its elected members.
Our nation was in terrible shape when the present administration took over. The previous administration had dropped us into a cauldron of lies, miscalculations and downright brainless decisions – by starting a war without cause and showering preferential treatment and protection from regulation on big banks, big business, big oil, the big drug industry, big donors, etc.

Fully aware of the imminent challenges he was about to face, President Barack Obama swept into office with a bag full of ideological to-do lists. Mission: To fundamentally transform America with chants of “yes-we-can” and “change we can believe in.”
This ideological platform was materially flawed at the starting gate. There is no wealth to spread. Why not? The answer is quite simply; the federal government has spent our country into borderline bankruptcy.